DC Entertainment has announced its plans to bring some of the comic book industry’s most iconoclastic writers and artists to Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) to discuss this year’s anticipated BEFORE WATCHMEN comic book event. Although the first issue of BEFORE WATCHMEN doesn’t go on sale until the first week of June, the announcement of all new stories building on the foundation of the bestselling graphic novel of all time is already the talk of the comic book industry. Among the creators who will be on hand to discuss why they signed on for the project and to answer fan questions will be Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo, Amanda Conner, Adam Hughes, J Michael Straczynski, and Len Wein.

The BEFORE WATCHMEN panel will take place on Saturday, April 14, 2pm – 3pm. C2E2 itself will take place April 13 – 15, 2012 in the North Building at the McCormick Place Convention Center.